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Should I let my doctor induce?? Please help!

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My due date is July 28th, today at my 40 week check-up my doc made an appt with the hospital to induce me on that day. He hasn't said there is anything wrong, in fact through my whole pregnancy he's said my baby is smaller than average. Naturally I'm miserable and uncomfortable and at times just want this baby out but if it's not safe why is he doing it? He did say he's not working this weekend so it's almost like he's telling me if you want me to deliver it and not the on-call doc then we better do it now! I've been reading so many negative things about inducing. I just want to have a healthy baby, safely. Anyone ever have the same situation??

I don't know what a Bishop's score is, I've never heard that before. I was 1.5cm dilated yesterday when I went it and he said my cervix is ripe. I never felt they were right on the due date anyway. I never understood that LMP estimate, cause I conceived after my LMP, so how could I be pregnant BEFORE I was pregnant? I am POSITIVE on the date of conception, if I count 40 weeks from that I come up with the end of August, not the end of July. I know they're the ones with the degrees but it sure seems like they think they know everything a little more than they really do. ;) I'm so afraid I'm going to end up needing a C-Section! :(

If your doctor says the baby is smaller it doesnt necessarily mean the worst. My last pregnancy, they told me my baby was smaller than his gestastional age and it had me worried too. I had an induction done and everything turned out fine! My baby was perfectly healthy and had no problems. He was smaller than any other babies I've had but he was healthy. Induction is not so bad. The thing that sucks about it is that the contractions will be a little more painful than usual but it might be a good thing to deliver the baby cus sometimes if you go too far past your due date it can be bad for the baby. If I were you, I wouldn't worry about it too much. The best thing you can do is talk to your doctor cus they know what they're doin. they went to medical school and it's their job. Don't worry about it too much! Good luck!

The 40 weeks calculation includes the two weeks between LMP and conception because most women don't know exactly when they ovulate, so if your EDD is 38 wks from when you know you conceived, then it's a relatively accurate date. You are not considered postdates until 42 wks though, so I'm not so sure why your doctor is putting the pressure on to induce. He should at least let you go a week past EDD because as I mentioned, it's just an estimated date, not a deadline. Here's the wiki link to the Bishop score http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_score It should clarify for you.

Are you a good candidate for induction? Did the doctor talk to you about your Bishop's score. If you are not ripe for an induction, then it will most likely fail and they will give a c-section. I've seen it happen many times. Most first time moms go an average of 41 wks 3 days. Your due date is just an estimate. That's why it's abbreviated EDD (Estimated Due Date).

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